At 18, many American young people go off on their own. They go away to college or find full-time jobs, and they often rent their own apartments. Some get married and start families. This independence(獨(dú)立性)is learned from childhood. From an early age, American children learn responsibility. Children as young as 2 begin to put away their toys and dress themselves. At 3, many children do simple chores like setting the table.
Using money wisely is also taught early. As soon as a child understands the value of money, he or she receives a weekly allowance. This is used for things the child wants, like toys or treats. The child can spend of save it, usually with little guidance(指導(dǎo)) from parents. If the child wants money besides his or her allowance, it must be made by doing extra chores.
Children are taught early in life to think for themselves. They are allowed to make some decisions-and make mistakes. Failure(失敗) often teaches more than success.
【小題1】 Many American young people begin to live on themselves _____ .

A．a(chǎn)t eighteen years old	B．from childhood
C．a(chǎn)fter they get married	D．from an early age

【小題2】 An American child learn to _____ at the age of 2 .

A．find a full-time job	B．from childhood
C．put away his or her own clothes	D．do lots of chores

【小題3】The word “allowance” (in paragraph 3 ) means ______ in Chinese.

A．獎(jiǎng)品

B．零花錢

C．財(cái)產(chǎn)

D．禮物

【小題4】 A child can get some more money by ______.

A．understanding the value of money	B．helping the rich
C．reading many books	D．doing extra chores

【小題5】The passage is mainly about ______ .

A．the independence of American children	B．the value of money
C．the guidance from parents	D．failure and success of American children

At 18, many American young people go off on their own. They go away to college or find full-time jobs, and they often rent their own apartments. Some get married and start families. This independence（獨(dú)立性）is learned from childhood.
From an early age, American children learn responsibility（責(zé)任感）. Children as young as 2 begin to put away their toys and dress themselves. At 3, many children do simple chores like setting the table.
Using money wisely is also taught early. As soon as a child understands the value of money, he or she receives a weekly allowance. This is used for things the child wants, like toys or treats. The child can spend or save it, usually with little guidance（指導(dǎo)） from parents. If the child wants money besides his or her allowance, it must be made by doing extra chores.
Children are taught early in life to think for themselves. They are allowed to make some decisions and make mistakes. Failure often teaches children more than success.
【小題1】 Many American young people begin to live on themselves __________.

A．a(chǎn)t eighteen years old	B．from childhood
C．a(chǎn)fter they get married	D．from an early age

【小題2】An American child learns to __________ at the age of 2.

A．find a full-time job	B．rent an apartment
C．put on his or her own clothes	D．do lots of chores

【小題3】The word “allowance” means __________ in Chinese.

A．獎(jiǎng)品

B．零花錢

C．財(cái)產(chǎn)

D．禮物

【小題4】A child can get some more money by __________.

A．understanding the value of money	B．helping the rich
C．reading many books	D．doing extra chores

【小題5】The passage is mainly about __________.

A．the independence of American children

B．the value of money

C．the guidance from parents

D．failure and success of American children

When you are about to do something brave, a cheerful wish of “Good luck!” from a friend can be helpful. But if you think you need lots of luck, what else might you do?
In the UK and US there are some strange traditions for bringing yourself a little more good luck. Some are hundreds of years old and some are much newer.
Have you heard the saying “When you wish upon a star”? If you are looking up at the sky on a clear night and you see a sudden flash of light, it is probably a shooting star! Seeing one doesn’t happen very often. The saying goes that if you see one you have been very lucky, and so if you make a wish, it will come true.
Maybe you have heard of the lucky rabbit’s foot. Some people believe that rabbits are lucky animals, so they carry a part of the rabbit, its foot, for good luck. There are all kinds of strange, unclear rules about which of the rabbit’s feet is the luckiest. It is said that this good luck tradition is the oldest one of all. However, as the funny saying goes, “Depend on the rabbit’s foot if you will, but remember it didn’t work for the rabbit!”
People in Britain love trees. If it is autumn and leaves are falling from the trees, some people try to catch the leaves as they fall because they think each leaf they catch will bring them a lucky month in the following year—they will need to catch 12 falling leaves to have a whole of good luck!
【小題1】______ is mentioned in the oldest good luck tradition.

A．A rabbit’s foot

B．A falling leaf

C．A cheerful wish from friends

D．A shooting star

【小題2】From Paragraph 3, we know that ______.

A．shooting stars can often be seen

B．people can see a shooting star on a rainy night

C．your wish may come true if you see a shooting star

D．people believe that it’s unlucky to see a shooting star

【小題3】British people try to catch 12 falling leaves because ______.

A．the leaves fall in autumn

B．there are so many leaves to catch

C．the leaves can bring them a lucky month

D．they want to have a whole year of good luck

【小題4】In Paragraph 5, the underlined word “them” refers to（指）______.

A．trees

B．people

C．leaves

D．years

【小題5】The passage is mainly about ______.

A．how to wish upon a star

B．things that bring good luck

C．British people love leaves

D．which of the rabbit’s feet is the luckiest

Thousands of years ago, people didn’t know that the Earth moved. They thought the sun really did move across the sky. The Greek god Helios was said to drive the sun around the sky with his chariot（戰(zhàn)車）. But now, these ideas have all changed. Nowadays, it is the sun that drives our “chariot” around the sky.
So what does all this mean? Well, quite simply, there is now a plane （or “chariot”） that is powered by the sun. It has special parts in its wings. These parts absorb power from the sun. They absorb so much power that they can carry on flying at night. In the Greek myths（希臘神話）, Helios had to take a break at night. It seems we’re finally even more efficient than the gods themselves.
This plane is called Solar Impulse （“太陽(yáng)驅(qū)動(dòng)”號(hào)）. It will fly across the US in May. This is very important for the future of the world.
So why is solar energy so good for us? Well, other kinds of energy cause a few problems. If you live in China, you’ve probably noticed the pollution. This is caused by burning coal or gas to make energy. The heat and chemicals（化學(xué)制品）from this make things work. But if we use the heat from the sun, we don’t have to burn anything, and there’s no pollution.
Solar energy is not all there yet. It needs to be improved. But the best thing about it is that, unlike coal and gas, it doesn’t run out. Solar Impulse could keep flying forever. Well, actually, the sun will run out too, one day, but not for another 5 billion years. That’s a pretty long flight.
【小題1】What does “chariot” really refer to in the last sentence of Paragraph 1?

A．The Earth.

B．The Greek god.

C．Solar Impulse.

D．Birds.

【小題2】Which of the following is TRUE of Solar Impulse?

A．It can only fly at night.	B．It has already flown across the US.
C．It is powered by the sun.	D．It needs gas to work.

【小題3】In the passage, what is mentioned as the cause of pollution in China?

A．Overpopulation.	B．Burning coal or gas.
C．Using solar energy.	D．Heavy traffic.

【小題4】What does the writer mean by “That’s a pretty long flight”?

A．It takes a lot of time to get Solar Impulse going.

B．Solar Impulse moves very slowly.

C．Solar Impulse will be in use for a long time.

D．Solar Impulse has a long way to go to take the place of the sun.

【小題5】The passage is most probably taken from___________.

A．a(chǎn) Greek myth

B．a(chǎn) science fiction

C．a(chǎn) story-book

D．a(chǎn) science magazine

情景對(duì)話（共5小題，每小題1分，滿分5分）

根據(jù)對(duì)話內(nèi)容，從方框內(nèi)選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

A: Good morning, ____1.______

B:Yes, please. Iwant a mobile, but I have no idea.

A: We get all kinds of mobile phone here. Which do you prefer, Siemens, Nokia or Motorola?

B: I really know little about them. Which one sells best?

A: Mm!_________ 2.__________

B: How much is a Motorola?

A: The newer, the more expensive.

B: _______3.___________

A: What about this one? It looks nice and works well.

B: ________4.____________

A: 1000 yuan.

B: Any discount( 折扣)？ How about 850 yuan?

A: _______5.______ That’s the best we can do. OK?

B:OK, I’ll take it.